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  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

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  • Continuous, real-time ion sensing is crucial for environmental and medical applications but is currently underdeveloped.
  • Existing sensing methods often lack sensitivity, adaptability, or real-time monitoring capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate redox capacitance spectroscopy as a sensitive and adaptable ion sensing methodology.
  • To showcase the continuous flow sensing of anions using self-assembled monolayers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized redox capacitance spectroscopy for ion sensing.
  • Employed redox-active halogen bonding ferrocenylisophthalamide self-assembled monolayers for anion detection.
  • Monitored redox capacitance at a constant electrode polarization.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated reversible modulation of redox distribution and capacitance upon anion binding.
  • Achieved a simple and direct sensory readout.
  • Tuned sensor performance and anion binding affinity by up to one order of magnitude.
  • Outperformed standard voltammetric methods in analytical performance and adaptability.

Conclusions:

  • Redox capacitance spectroscopy is a promising technique for developing highly sensitive and tunable ion sensors.
  • This methodology offers a novel approach for simultaneously modulating and monitoring host-guest interactions at redox-active interfaces.